Charles Evans injects an energetic vitality and freshness into his painting, blowing away any preconceived ideas about painting in oils, with an innocent, almost child like irreverence and sense of fun! The results are bright, breezy and guaranteed to inspire you.These two well structured, step by step lessons, covering a seascape and a country landscape, give you an invaluable insight into Charles secrets on colour mixing, his powerfully simple brush techniques and how to work on your composition and perspectives. He reveals how simple play with light and shade can help create atmosphere in your painting and throughout, the lessons are delivered in Charles inimitable, easy going, no nonsense style. He makes learning an exciting and fulfilling experience.This is the perfect guide for anyone wanting to learn how to paint landscapes in oils in a fun, jargon free and very user friendly way. No nonsense! No technical terms! And more importantly NO INTIMIDATION!

In this DVD, professional artist Joy Thomas reveals classical drawing secrets while teaching foolproof composition skills for a structured beginning.Working your way through a portrait study from life, you will learn a number of techniques to improve your confidence and enable you to create a realistic likeness using massing techniques that establish form with a minimal use of line.While this unique drawing demonstration is a 'must see' for portrait painters, it contains a wealth of valuable information for all artists of all genres.

In this easy to follow DVD Marion shows you how to paint a Winter and Summer landscape using Acrylics. She shows you how to mix the colours before taking you step-by-step through the different elements and how to use your artists tools to best effect.Demonstrating a variety of techniques such as scumbling to create the illusion of distant trees to stippling the leaves onto the trees, Marion really makes it look simple.

Mike Chaplin is a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is recognised as one of the leading watercolour artists of his generation. His love of teaching and his enthusiasm for his paining was evident in his celebrated role as resident art expert in more than 60 episodes of the much loved T.V. programme Watercolour Challenge. Mike's work shows a master of the watercolour medium in action. His paintings have a sense of light and space that only a watercolour can give. For this film Mike traveled to the coastal resort of Southwold on the Suffolk coast to give us an insight into how he tackles the challenge of watercolour.

Whether you are a beginner, stuck in a rut or looking for a fresh approach, this DVD course with Ian King will have you painting successful watercolour landscapes in no time!

In Part 1 you will learn the very basics and how to complete successful compositions, which include; sky, background, foreground, your subject, trees, detail and shadows. In a matter of minutes you will be able to paint a number of simple landscapes!

Build on your skills in Part 2 as you learn to paint an attractive autumnal scene of a freshly ploughed field, then discover how simple it is to paint water as Ian guides you through a beautiful river scene filled with colourful reeds.

Bring everything you have learnt together in Part 3 as you paint two attractive compositions. Ian goes on location to demonstrate how to create a sketch of a cottage by a river before returning to the studio to bring it to life. He also shows you how to work from photographs to paint an ancient sail boat.

This set of three DVDs will teach you everything you need to paint successful watercolour landscapes...and once you have completed it you'll be painting your very own compositions effortlessly!

This DVD gives an inspirational insight into the secrets of successful watercolour painting. Hazel focuses on the use of transparent and opaque watercolours and demonstrates these characteristics by painting a charming crocus, some vibrant red apples and a wild elephant. She also explains how to gain real control in wet-in-wet blending and draws your attention to the role of gravity. Painting a group of backlit figures, Hazel also looks at counter-change, emphasising the value of tone and the suggestion of the third dimension through light and shade. The DVDs bonus feature also demonstrates how to add those all important finishing touches!

Janet Whittle has a passion for flowers and it shows. As the author of several books on drawing and painting flowers she is very much in demand as a tutor and demonstrator. In this DVD she demonstrates her clear and straightforward approach to producing stunning flower paintings that are every bit as vibrant as the flowers themselves.The DVD is set in a glorious two acre cottage garden which provides the inspiration for her four full demonstrations filmed in the gardens copnservatory.The DVD covers both the techniques and materials she uses.

A bewitching journey...Sharons enthusiastic and engaging styleunlocks the imagination and adds a sprinklingof magic to conjure up a captivating landscape,a sparkling fairy and a mystical mermaid.Discover inspirational advice and simpletechniques to help you recreatestunning skies, swirlingsmoke, mystical mists,shimmering stars, meanderingrivers, magical moons,highlights, reflections, warmthand drama - plus much,much more...Featuring a series of easy tofollow, step-by-step projects -this delightful DVD is bursting with top tips and handy hints to help bringeach enchanting exercise to life.

Travel into the minds of great artists and discover how they rose to a level of unsurpassed mastery - and how you can put their level of genius into your own artworkNow you can speed your progress as a painter more than ever before by using a newly discovered art learning technique that will save you thousands of hours of frustration.In The Master's Mind, Bryan will lead you on a journey to discover the secrets of mastery by showing you how to accelerate your learning process and focus your attention. You will quickly discover that the skills of a master painter are well within your grasp.

Geoff Kersey is one of the UKs most popular authors and his instructional guides have helped many a beginner to develop their confidence and master their materials.Although this is not a how-to guide, it showcases Geoff's work and provides a wealth of inspiration that's guaranteed to have you reaching for your brushes as soon as you start watching.The Peak District is a popular area for tourism and Geoff has found not only the famous views and grand vistas, but also the smaller corners that only the locals know. He also adds some fascinating details in the captions that accompany each image.Sit back and join Geoff as he takes you on a personal guided tour through some stunning scenes - sketching key components as he goes, before adding the final finishing touches in his studio to complete a watercolour that captures the true beauty of the Peak District.